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Sex-associated Treatment Differences and Their Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from the METEOR Register
Sytske Anne Bergstra, Cornelia F. Allaart, Sofia Ramiro, Arvind Chopra, Nimmisha Govind, Cândida Silva, Elizabeth A. Murphy and Robert B.M. Landewé
The Journal of Rheumatology June 2018, jrheum.171176; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.171176
Sytske Anne Bergstra
From the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden; Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam; Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands; Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Pune, India; University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; Instituto Português de Reumatologia, Lisbon, Portugal; Wishaw General Hospital, Wishaw, Lanarkshire, UK. S.A. Bergstra, MSc, LUMC; C.F. Allaart, MD, PhD, LUMC; S. Ramiro, MD, PhD, LUMC; A. Chopra, MD, PhD, Center for Rheumatic Diseases; N. Govind, MD, University of the Witwatersrand; C. Silva, MD, Instituto Português de Reumatologia; E.A. Murphy, MD, Wishaw General Hospital; R.B. Landewé, MD, PhD, Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, and Zuyderland Medical Center. Address correspondence to S.A. Bergstra, Leiden University Medical Center, Rheumatology, Albinusdreef 2, Leiden, 2333 ZA, the Netherlands. E-mail: s.a.bergstra@lumc.nl. Accepted for publication February 28, 2018.
Cornelia F. Allaart
From the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden; Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam; Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands; Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Pune, India; University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; Instituto Português de Reumatologia, Lisbon, Portugal; Wishaw General Hospital, Wishaw, Lanarkshire, UK. S.A. Bergstra, MSc, LUMC; C.F. Allaart, MD, PhD, LUMC; S. Ramiro, MD, PhD, LUMC; A. Chopra, MD, PhD, Center for Rheumatic Diseases; N. Govind, MD, University of the Witwatersrand; C. Silva, MD, Instituto Português de Reumatologia; E.A. Murphy, MD, Wishaw General Hospital; R.B. Landewé, MD, PhD, Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, and Zuyderland Medical Center. Address correspondence to S.A. Bergstra, Leiden University Medical Center, Rheumatology, Albinusdreef 2, Leiden, 2333 ZA, the Netherlands. E-mail: s.a.bergstra@lumc.nl. Accepted for publication February 28, 2018.
Sofia Ramiro
From the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden; Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam; Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands; Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Pune, India; University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; Instituto Português de Reumatologia, Lisbon, Portugal; Wishaw General Hospital, Wishaw, Lanarkshire, UK. S.A. Bergstra, MSc, LUMC; C.F. Allaart, MD, PhD, LUMC; S. Ramiro, MD, PhD, LUMC; A. Chopra, MD, PhD, Center for Rheumatic Diseases; N. Govind, MD, University of the Witwatersrand; C. Silva, MD, Instituto Português de Reumatologia; E.A. Murphy, MD, Wishaw General Hospital; R.B. Landewé, MD, PhD, Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, and Zuyderland Medical Center. Address correspondence to S.A. Bergstra, Leiden University Medical Center, Rheumatology, Albinusdreef 2, Leiden, 2333 ZA, the Netherlands. E-mail: s.a.bergstra@lumc.nl. Accepted for publication February 28, 2018.
Arvind Chopra
From the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden; Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam; Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands; Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Pune, India; University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; Instituto Português de Reumatologia, Lisbon, Portugal; Wishaw General Hospital, Wishaw, Lanarkshire, UK. S.A. Bergstra, MSc, LUMC; C.F. Allaart, MD, PhD, LUMC; S. Ramiro, MD, PhD, LUMC; A. Chopra, MD, PhD, Center for Rheumatic Diseases; N. Govind, MD, University of the Witwatersrand; C. Silva, MD, Instituto Português de Reumatologia; E.A. Murphy, MD, Wishaw General Hospital; R.B. Landewé, MD, PhD, Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, and Zuyderland Medical Center. Address correspondence to S.A. Bergstra, Leiden University Medical Center, Rheumatology, Albinusdreef 2, Leiden, 2333 ZA, the Netherlands. E-mail: s.a.bergstra@lumc.nl. Accepted for publication February 28, 2018.
Nimmisha Govind
From the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden; Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam; Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands; Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Pune, India; University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; Instituto Português de Reumatologia, Lisbon, Portugal; Wishaw General Hospital, Wishaw, Lanarkshire, UK. S.A. Bergstra, MSc, LUMC; C.F. Allaart, MD, PhD, LUMC; S. Ramiro, MD, PhD, LUMC; A. Chopra, MD, PhD, Center for Rheumatic Diseases; N. Govind, MD, University of the Witwatersrand; C. Silva, MD, Instituto Português de Reumatologia; E.A. Murphy, MD, Wishaw General Hospital; R.B. Landewé, MD, PhD, Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, and Zuyderland Medical Center. Address correspondence to S.A. Bergstra, Leiden University Medical Center, Rheumatology, Albinusdreef 2, Leiden, 2333 ZA, the Netherlands. E-mail: s.a.bergstra@lumc.nl. Accepted for publication February 28, 2018.
Cândida Silva
From the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden; Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam; Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands; Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Pune, India; University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; Instituto Português de Reumatologia, Lisbon, Portugal; Wishaw General Hospital, Wishaw, Lanarkshire, UK. S.A. Bergstra, MSc, LUMC; C.F. Allaart, MD, PhD, LUMC; S. Ramiro, MD, PhD, LUMC; A. Chopra, MD, PhD, Center for Rheumatic Diseases; N. Govind, MD, University of the Witwatersrand; C. Silva, MD, Instituto Português de Reumatologia; E.A. Murphy, MD, Wishaw General Hospital; R.B. Landewé, MD, PhD, Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, and Zuyderland Medical Center. Address correspondence to S.A. Bergstra, Leiden University Medical Center, Rheumatology, Albinusdreef 2, Leiden, 2333 ZA, the Netherlands. E-mail: s.a.bergstra@lumc.nl. Accepted for publication February 28, 2018.
Elizabeth A. Murphy
From the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden; Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam; Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands; Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Pune, India; University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; Instituto Português de Reumatologia, Lisbon, Portugal; Wishaw General Hospital, Wishaw, Lanarkshire, UK. S.A. Bergstra, MSc, LUMC; C.F. Allaart, MD, PhD, LUMC; S. Ramiro, MD, PhD, LUMC; A. Chopra, MD, PhD, Center for Rheumatic Diseases; N. Govind, MD, University of the Witwatersrand; C. Silva, MD, Instituto Português de Reumatologia; E.A. Murphy, MD, Wishaw General Hospital; R.B. Landewé, MD, PhD, Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, and Zuyderland Medical Center. Address correspondence to S.A. Bergstra, Leiden University Medical Center, Rheumatology, Albinusdreef 2, Leiden, 2333 ZA, the Netherlands. E-mail: s.a.bergstra@lumc.nl. Accepted for publication February 28, 2018.
Robert B.M. Landewé
From the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden; Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam; Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands; Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Pune, India; University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; Instituto Português de Reumatologia, Lisbon, Portugal; Wishaw General Hospital, Wishaw, Lanarkshire, UK. S.A. Bergstra, MSc, LUMC; C.F. Allaart, MD, PhD, LUMC; S. Ramiro, MD, PhD, LUMC; A. Chopra, MD, PhD, Center for Rheumatic Diseases; N. Govind, MD, University of the Witwatersrand; C. Silva, MD, Instituto Português de Reumatologia; E.A. Murphy, MD, Wishaw General Hospital; R.B. Landewé, MD, PhD, Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, and Zuyderland Medical Center. Address correspondence to S.A. Bergstra, Leiden University Medical Center, Rheumatology, Albinusdreef 2, Leiden, 2333 ZA, the Netherlands. E-mail: s.a.bergstra@lumc.nl. Accepted for publication February 28, 2018.
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Sytske Anne Bergstra, Cornelia F. Allaart, Sofia Ramiro, Arvind Chopra, Nimmisha Govind, Cândida Silva, Elizabeth A. Murphy, Robert B.M. Landewé
The Journal of Rheumatology Jun 2018, jrheum.171176; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.171176
Sex-associated Treatment Differences and Their Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from the METEOR Register
Sytske Anne Bergstra, Cornelia F. Allaart, Sofia Ramiro, Arvind Chopra, Nimmisha Govind, Cândida Silva, Elizabeth A. Murphy, Robert B.M. Landewé
The Journal of Rheumatology Jun 2018, jrheum.171176; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.171176